EPID 5318 Chronic Disease Epidemiology

3 SCH. This course is designed for graduate students interested in chronic disease epidemiology. The chronic diseases that will be discussed in this course are cardiovascular diseases, obesity, diabetes, mellitus, cancers, oral health. Screening of chronic diseases will also be covered.

This course introduces major risk factors, chronic conditions, and chronic diseases that impact the public’s health throughout the life course. Major public health guidelines and standards will be highlighted for the implementation of primary, secondary, and tertiary public health interventions. The purpose of the course is to provide an overview of major chronic diseases and intervention design applied to public health science.
Prerequisite: Students must complete EPID 5300 or obtain permission from the instructor.
Offered Spring
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